New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 3:33-39

33Of MerariH4847wasthe familyמִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙mish.Pa.chatH4940of the Mahlitesהַמַּחְלִ֔יha.mach.LiH4250and the familyוּמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתu.mish.Pa.chatH4940of the Mushitesהַמּוּשִׁ֑יha.mu.ShiH4188;theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428werethe familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940of MerariH4847.

34Their numberedוּפְקֻדֵיהֶם֙u.fe.ku.dei.HemH6485men in the numberingבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145from a monthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121and upwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605, were6,200שֵׁ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים וּמָאתָֽיִם׃She.shet 'a.la.Fim u.ma.Ta.yimH8337 H505 H3967.

35The leaderוּנְשִׂ֤יאu.ne.Si'H5387of the fathers’אָב֙'avH1householdsבֵֽית־veit-H1004of the familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תle.mish.pe.ChotH4940of MerariH4847wasZurielצוּרִיאֵ֖לtzu.ri.'ElH6700the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abihailאֲבִיחָ֑יִל'a.vi.Cha.yilH32. They were tocampיַחֲנ֖וּya.cha.NuH2583on the northwardצָפֹֽנָה׃tza.Fo.nahH6828sideיֶ֧רֶךְYe.rekhH3409of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908.

36Now the appointedוּפְקֻדַּ֣תu.fe.ku.DatH6486dutiesמִשְׁמֶרֶת֮mish.me.RetH4931of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִי֒me.ra.RiH4847involvedthe framesקַרְשֵׁי֙kar.SheiH7175of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908,its barsוּבְרִיחָ֖יוu.ve.ri.ChavH1280,its pillarsוְעַמֻּדָ֣יוve.'a.mu.DavH5982,its socketsוַאֲדָנָ֑יוva.'a.da.NavH134,allH3605its equipmentכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627,and the serviceעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃a.vo.da.ToH5656concerning them,

37and the pillarsוְעַמֻּדֵ֧יve.'a.mu.DeiH5982aroundסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439the courtהֶחָצֵ֛רhe.cha.TzerH2691with their socketsוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֑םve.'ad.nei.HemH134and their pegsוִיתֵדֹתָ֖םvi.te.do.TamH3489and their cordsוּמֵֽיתְרֵיהֶֽם׃u.Mei.te.rei.HemH4340.

38Now those who were tocampוְהַחֹנִ֣יםve.ha.cho.NimH2583beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֡ןha.mish.KanH4908eastwardקֵ֣דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924,beforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440the tentאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168of meetingמוֹעֵ֨ד׀mo.'EdH4150toward the sunriseמִזְרָ֜חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217,are Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣ה׀mo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsוּבָנָ֗יוu.va.NavH1121,performingשֹֽׁמְרִים֙sho.me.RimH8104the dutiesמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּ֔שׁha.mik.DashH4720for the obligationלְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתle.mish.Me.retH4931of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; but thelaymanוְהַזָּ֥רve.ha.ZarH2114comingH7131nearH7131was to be putיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191to deathH4191.

39Allכָּל־kol-H3605the numberedפְּקוּדֵ֨יpe.ku.DeiH6485men of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881,whomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְׄאַׄהֲׄרֹ֛ׄןׄve.'a.ha.RonH175numberedפָּקַ֨דpa.KadH6485at thecommandפִּ֥יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָר֙za.KharH2145from a monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605, were22,000שְׁנַ֥יִם וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים אָֽלֶף׃ סshe.Na.yim ve.'es.Rim 'A.lefH8147 H6242 H505.

Read all of Numbers 3

Commentaries on Numbers 3